Blockchain, the technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, has received much attention in the past two years, praising it to be “the technology most likely to change the next decade of business” and “the most consequential development in information technology since the internet” (Werbach, 2016; Tapscott & Tapscott, 2016). The question arises, if blockchain technology will really pave the way for disruptive (digital) business models in the near future.
